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Monday, 13 May 2013
Become a Zoo Keeper!
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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The Meerkat
We have just one more day before Zoo Park: Run your Own Animal Sanctuary is launched for PC & Mac! Today we'd like to share just a couple more animals. First up is the lovable Meerkat!
Location: Africa
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: Up to 7 years in the wild
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
The Gorilla
We have a few animals to reveal today! Stay tuned as we post
up several animals included in the final game when it hits store shelves this Friday!
Location: Africa
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 35 years in the wild
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 35 years in the wild
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The Tapir
The TV show South park aired an episode called “When an
elephant makes love to a pig” relatively early during the cartoons
lifespan. If this were to happen or we
cross bred the two animals an animal looking similar to the tapir could come to
mind! It’s one of the most bizarre
mammals on the planet in terms of look as it can also sport a selection of
different coats ranging from plan, black and white to even sporting cheetah
style patterns.
Location: South America
Diet: Hebivore
Lifespan: up to 30 years in the wild.
Interesting fact: Despite their body looking quite densely built they are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants.
Lifespan: up to 30 years in the wild.
Interesting fact: Despite their body looking quite densely built they are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants.
As for a video to share, we have found this awesome (and quite cheesy) video
titled “What in the wirld is a Tapir?” Check it out for more info on the tapir!
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
The Raccoon
The raccoon is one of those instantly distinguishable
animals. Known mainly for its bandit style mask markings, there’s no wonder why
a video game was made called sly raccoon which told the tale of a Raccoon thief!
Location: America
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 2 to 3 years in the wild
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 2 to 3 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Considering their relatively small lifespan, raccoon in the
northern parts of America will gorge themselves in spring and summer and then
spend a great deal of the winter asleep in a den.
To celebrate the raccoon interesting markings we found a
video of a thieving raccoon in action who must be beginning work on decorating
his den.
Friday, 12 April 2013
The Red Kangaroo
Can you imagine hopping to get anywhere? Probably not, but
perhaps that is a charity event in the making! The red kangaroo not only hops
as its main method of traveling, but it will reach speeds of over 35 miles per
hour and can jump 25 feet in a single leap. Despite becoming an efficient
hopper myself (I once won the bronze trophy in my primary schools sack race) I
am always in awe whenever I see a kangaroo!
Location: Australia
Diet: Herbivore
Lifespan: Up to 23 years
Interesting fact: To get a bit more oomph to their punch, they can lean back on their tail to box.
Lifespan: Up to 23 years
Interesting fact: To get a bit more oomph to their punch, they can lean back on their tail to box.
Now for another David Attenborough documentary showing boxing kangaroos!
Thursday, 11 April 2013
The Polar Bear
Roaming the arctic ice sheets, some argue that the polar
bears coat is merely just covered in so much snow that it covers its beautiful
rainbow coloured fur! Of course, that’s not true, but could you imagine if it
was? The polar bear is one of the Arctic’s mascots of animals living in extreme
conditions.
Location: around the Arctic ocean
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: 25 – 30 years in the wild
Interesting fact: A polar bear cub will learn the survival tips of the North from its mother over the period of 28 months.
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: 25 – 30 years in the wild
Interesting fact: A polar bear cub will learn the survival tips of the North from its mother over the period of 28 months.
The video we’d like to share features playful polar bears
playing with dogs. Considering the size of these creatures and the conditions
they live in, it’s great to see that they have an opportunity to add play into their
lifestyle!
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
The Chimpanzee
Today’s animal is the Chimpanzee, they are our closest living
relatives with their DNA matching more than 98% of humans!
Location: Africa
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 45 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Chimpanzees are among the smartest animals on the planet, considering how closely their DNA matches a humans it’s not that surprising! However, Chimpanzees are one of the few animals who use tools, but they can also be taught to use some basic sign language.
Lifespan: 45 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Chimpanzees are among the smartest animals on the planet, considering how closely their DNA matches a humans it’s not that surprising! However, Chimpanzees are one of the few animals who use tools, but they can also be taught to use some basic sign language.
Here’s a clip showing a chimpanzee’s problem solving skills!
Monday, 8 April 2013
The African Elephant
It’s Monday! Which for many people is the beginning of a
massive work week, so we've decided what better way to celebrate Monday than to
celebrate with the most massivest (yes, that’s not a word) land animal on
Earth!? It’s the African Elephant.
Location: Africa
Diet: Herbivore
Lifespan: up to 70 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Never offer to treat an elephant to dinner at a fancy restaurant as they can consume up to 136 kilograms of food in a single day! This does make them one of the more expensive animals to keep in a zoo!
Diet: Herbivore
Lifespan: up to 70 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Never offer to treat an elephant to dinner at a fancy restaurant as they can consume up to 136 kilograms of food in a single day! This does make them one of the more expensive animals to keep in a zoo!
Considering how enormous these creatures are, it’s
interesting to see how these creatures take shape from a new-born. Here’s a
lovely video documentary series from a wildlife documentary legend!
Friday, 5 April 2013
Cat Artwork!
We
have ran out of all of our big cats that are included in the game, so what we
wanted to do now was share all artwork for the cubs, male and female cats in
one single blog post. Look below for all art work. We’ll be sharing some more
animals next week so stay tuned!
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| Bengal Tiger Cub |
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| Female Bengal Tiger |
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| Male Bengal Tiger |
The Black Panther
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| Black Panther Cub |
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| Female Black Panther |
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| Male Black Panther |
The Cheetah
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| Cheetah Cub |
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| Female Cheetah |
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| Male Cheetah |
The Puma
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| Puma Cub |
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| Female Puma |
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| Male Puma |
The Jaguar
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| Jaguar Cub |
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| Female Jaguar |
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| Male Jaguar |
The Lion
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| Lion Cub |
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| Female Lion (Lioness) |
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| Male Lion |
The Snow Leopard
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| Snow Leopard Cub |
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| Female Snow Leopard |
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| Male Snow Leopard |
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
The Puma
In part 2 of our cat feature today we have the Puma, also
known as a cougar and mountain lion. The puma is one of the most prolific big
cats in the world, present in several areas of the Americas.
Location: America
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: 8 – 13 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Despite their presence across most of America, there are very few reports of attacks from the puma, in fact there are as few as four attacks and one human fatality each year in all of U.S and Canada.
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: 8 – 13 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Despite their presence across most of America, there are very few reports of attacks from the puma, in fact there are as few as four attacks and one human fatality each year in all of U.S and Canada.
At Tierpark zoo in Germany, they had a new-born puma cub. You
can watch the unveiling of the cub below
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
The Bengal Tiger
Due to the Easter holidays and a mixture of one of the team
coming down with an illness, our Animal a day feature has been briefly interrupted,
so we've got to catch up! The next few days will feature two animals a day!
Today we've decided to focus on the cats for our animal a day!
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is known worldwide for its bright orange
colour but it also happens to be one of the faces of our game Zoo Park and is a
prominent animal in our retail box packaging!
Location: India
Lifespan: 8 to ten years in the wild
Diet: Carnivore
Interesting fact: The tiger’s roar can be heard as far as 2 miles away!
Lifespan: 8 to ten years in the wild
Diet: Carnivore
Interesting fact: The tiger’s roar can be heard as far as 2 miles away!
We did come across several videos of families that have
taken Bengal tigers into their houses but we really wanted to show off a more
natural habitat, so check out the video below for a beautifully shot video:
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The African Buffalo
The African Buffalo, not necessarily one of the cutest of
the animals found in our game But never the less still a remarkable creature! A
part of the “Big Five” group of animals which included the elephant, rhino,
lion and leopard, it was once a popular trophy for hunters but if left alone
they are usually placid.
Location: Africa
Diet: herbivore
Lifespan: 20 years
Interesting fact: Female African buffalo tend to stay in herds, but the male African buffalo are solitary creatures.
Diet: herbivore
Lifespan: 20 years
Interesting fact: Female African buffalo tend to stay in herds, but the male African buffalo are solitary creatures.
We found some footage of the buffalo at San Diego’s Safari
park, the tour guide does sound incredibly familiar. He sounds like Rowlf the
dog from the Muppets! Check out the video of the African buffalo with the tour
guide and then immediately check out the Rowlf the dog song below! Perhaps this
is Rowlfs day job!
Rowlf's sing along:
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